Hitting his sixth homer over a stretch of three consecutive games, Mike Schmidt tied a major league record as the Phillies defeated the Pirates, 5-1. Schmidt hit his round-tripper in the fourth inning. Jim Kaat hurled the route for the Phils, doled out six hits and also drove in two runs with a double in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     20, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  0  1    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .314      Taveras ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .250
Maddox cf             4   0   2   1     1   1   .308      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Brown rf              2   0   1   0     3   1   .500        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Luzinski lf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .320      Robinson cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   2   .458
Allen 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .219
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   1     0   2   .303      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Boone c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .333      Helms 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harmon ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Kaat p                3   1   1   2     1   1   .167        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dyer ph,c           1   1   1   0     0   0   .500

Totals               32   5  10   5     7   5             Totals               33   1   6   1     1   5

Time of Game: 1:47   Attendance:  8,800
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Pirates 6
DP: Phillies 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Maddox 2 (4), Boone (3), Kaat (1), Dyer (1)
Home Runs: Schmidt (7)
Caught Stealing: Boone (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Harmon (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Luzinski (2)
GIDP: Allen (3), Sanguillen (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(1-1)             9     6   1   1   1   5   0  34   3.79
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(0-1)       4     4   2   2   6   0   1  21   4.50
Tekulve                 2     4   3   3   0   2   0   9   6.23
Kison                   2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   9.39
Giusti                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5  14.40
Totals                  9    10   5   5   7   5   1  41

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Maddox flied out to
center; Brown walked; Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to first in foul territory;
Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates
0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Allen grounded out (third to first); Schmidt
popped to second; Boone walked; Harmon flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Zisk singled to center; Parker
made an out to shortstop; Stennett forced Zisk (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Kaat grounded out (third to first); Cash singled
to left; Maddox doubled to right [Cash to third]; Brown was
walked intentionally; Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Cash scored]; Allen flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Helms reached on an error by Schmidt; Candelaria
struck out; Taveras forced Helms (pitcher to shortstop);
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt homered; Boone doubled to left; Harmon out
on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Boone to third]; Boone
was caught stealing home (catcher to third); Kaat walked; Cash
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson flied out to left; Stargell singled to
right; Zisk lined to shortstop; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox walked; Brown walked [Maddox to second];
TEKULVE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Luzinski lined into a
double play (left to second) [Maddox out at second]; Allen
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to center; Helms grounded out
(third to first); Tekulve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt struck out; Boone singled to third; Harmon
singled to right [Boone to second]; Kaat doubled to center
[Boone scored, Harmon scored]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Kaat to third]; Maddox doubled to left [Kaat scored];
Brown struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to shortstop; Sanguillen grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Taveras out
at second]; Robinson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: KISON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Luzinski
singled to left; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Allen grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Martin out at
second]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stargell struck
out; Zisk flied out to center; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone flied out to left; Harmon lined to first;
Kaat struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); DYER BATTED FOR KISON; Dyer
doubled to left; Taveras singled to left [Dyer scored];
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 5, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); DYER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cash walked; Maddox struck out; Brown
singled to center [Cash to second]; Martin flied out to right;
Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: HUTTON REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Robinson made
an out to second; Stargell walked; Zisk flied out to center;
Parker singled to center [Stargell to third]; Stennett flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 1.